Are Ducks done with summer moves? Not at all

The Ducks were nothing if not active on the first day of free agency Sunday, focusing on the blue line with the acquistions of veterans Sheldon Souray and Bryan Allen.

Ducks GM Bob Murray also inked enforcer Brad Staubitz to replace the departed George Parros and added depth defenseman Jordan Hendry to the organization. But Murray isn't done by any means, most notably the Teemu Selanne and Bobby Ryan situations that still to be resolved.

"We're still making phone calls," Murray said. "I don't know if anything more is going to happen right now, free agency-wise. We're still looking. We've added some younger players the last few years. Now it's time to move forward a little bit."

The Ducks still need help up front -- most notably at the center position -- but Murray said he could see those holes being filled from within.

"When you look at our depth charts and things, we feel our younger forwards are more ready," he said. "It's also easier to jump into the National Hockey League as a forward than as a defenseman. In saying that, we still have Sami Vatanen and Hampus Lindholm, who we just drafted, who are probably going to vie for a spot on our team next year."

There was no decision by Selanne on Sunday as he was in Finland on the golf course.

"We've texted and he's been playing a bunch of golf this week," Murray said. "He said we'll talk Monday or Tuesday, which is positive for me. We'll talk more. I'm sure he was paying attention to today and tomorrow closely. We will talk."

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